Deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters in Mongolia
Mongolia: Deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters was 6.85 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters in Mongolia, 2005–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Mongolia recorded 6.85 for deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters in 2024.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters in Mongolia peaked at 66.77 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 6.01, in 2014.
Mongolia ranks 24th of 140 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 7.53 | — |
| 2006 | 7.23 | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 8.24 | +14.0% |
| 2008 | 9.91 | +20.3% |
| 2009 | 9.27 | -6.5% |
| 2010 | 8.37 | -9.7% |
| 2011 | 7.69 | -8.1% |
| 2012 | 8.08 | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 6.7 | -17.1% |
| 2014 | 6.01 | -10.3% |
| 2015 | 6.65 | +10.6% |
| 2016 | 7.56 | +13.7% |
| 2017 | 6.57 | -13.1% |
| 2018 | 6.47 | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 6.28 | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 7.78 | +23.9% |
| 2021 | 66.77 | +758.2% |
| 2022 | 9.04 | -86.5% |
| 2023 | 6.91 | -23.6% |
| 2024 | 6.85 | -0.9% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 6.85 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.34, 20.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 6.85 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.565, 12.1× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters in Mongolia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +758.2% | 7.78 | 66.77 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.44 | 7.23 | 9.91 | 5 |
| 2010s | 7.04 | 6.01 | 8.37 | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.47 | 6.85 | 66.77 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
- 21 France 7.78 compare
- 22 United Arab Emirates 7.41 compare
- 23 South Korea 6.97 compare
- 25 Cameroon 6.84 compare
- 26 Czechia 6.53 compare
- 27 Papua New Guinea 6.51 compare
More health data for Mongolia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.56 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6056 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 63 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -3.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0458 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -3.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0478 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters in Mongolia?
- Deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters in Mongolia was 6.85 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 66.77 in 2021.
- What is the lowest deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.01 in 2014.
- How does Mongolia rank for deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters?
- Mongolia ranks 24th out of 140 countries with data for 2024.
- Is deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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